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Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2026-2027/08 CO.DPSS.ID.No.S20/06-08-017/2026-2027
Subject : Guidelines to facilitate faster cross-border inward payments
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 09 April, 2026
Meant For : All MTSS Overseas Principals
Circular Number : RBI/2025-2026/170 CO.DPSS.ODD.No.S1072/06-08-024/2025-2026
Subject : Returns – Department of Payment and Settlement Systems – Submission in CIMS
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement System
Date Of Issue : 01 January, 2026
Meant For : All White Label ATM Operators
Circular Number : RBI/2025-2026/171 CO.DPSS.ODD.No.S1073/06-08-024/2025-2026
Subject : Returns – Department of Payment and Settlement Systems – Submission in CIMS
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 01 January, 2026
Meant For : All Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) Issuers
Circular Number : RBI/2025-2026/172 CO.DPSS.ODD.No.S1074/06-08-024/2025-2026
Subject : Returns – Department of Payment and Settlement Systems – Submission in CIMS
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement System
Date Of Issue : 01 January, 2026
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of Banks participating in Cheque Truncation System / National Payments Corporation of India
Circular Number : RBI/2025-2026/156 CO.DPSS.RLPD.No.S1039/04-07-001/2025-2026
Subject : Continuous Clearing and Settlement on Realisation in Cheque Truncation System: Phase 2
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 24 December, 2025
Meant For : All Payment System Providers and Payment System Participants
Circular Number : RBI/2025-2026/101 CO.DPSS.POLC.No. S-955/02-30-010/2025-26
Subject : Compliance with Know Your Customer (KYC) norms
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 28 November, 2025
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of Banks participating in Cheque Truncation System/ National Payments Corporation of India
Circular Number : RBI/2025-2026/81 CO.DPSS.RLPD.No.S680/04-07-001/2025-2026
Subject : Special Clearing in Cheque Truncation System on October 3, 2025
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 26 September, 2025
Meant For : All Payment System Providers and Payment System Participants (banks and non-banks), All domestic digital payment transactions, unless specifically exempted otherwise
Circular Number : RBI/2025-2026/79 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S 668/02-14-015 /2025-2026
Subject : Reserve Bank of India (Authentication mechanisms for digital payment transactions) Directions, 2025
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement System
Date Of Issue : 25 September, 2025
Meant For : All SCBs (including RRBs), UCBs, StCBs, DCCBs, Payment Banks and Small Finance Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2025-2026/77 CO.DPSS.ODD.No.S604/06-08-024/2025-2026
Subject : Returns – Department of Payment and Settlement Systems – Submission in CIMS
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 05 September, 2025
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of Banks participating in Cheque Truncation System/ National Payment Corporation of India
Circular Number : RBI/2025-2026/73 CO.DPSS.RLPD.No.S536/04-07-001/2025-2026
Subject : Introduction of Continuous Clearing and Settlement on Realisation in Cheque Truncation System
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 13 August, 2025
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Cooperative Banks / State Cooperative Banks / District Central Cooperative Banks / National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
Circular Number : RBI/2025-2026/63 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S339/02-01-001/2025-2026
Subject : Aadhaar Enabled Payment System – Due Diligence of AePS Touchpoint Operators
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 27 June, 2025
Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Local Area Banks / Payment Banks / Small Finance Banks / National Payments Corporation of India
Circular Number : RBI/2024-2025/134CO.DPSS.RPPD.No.S1278/03-01-002/2024-2025
Subject : Special Clearing Operations on March 31, 2025
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 28 March, 2025
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of Banks participating in RTGS and NEFT systems
Circular Number : RBI/2024-2025/99CO.DPSS.RPPD.No.S987/04.03.001/2024-25
Subject : Introduction of beneficiary bank account name look-up facility for Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) and National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) Systems
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 30 December, 2024
Meant For : All Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers (Banks and Non-banks), National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and System Participants
Circular Number : RBI/2024-2025/97CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S972/02-14-006/2024-25
Subject : Unified Payments Interface (UPI) access for Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) through third-party applications
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 27 December, 2024
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Payment System Operators and Participants (Banks and Non-banks)
Circular Number : RBI/2024-2025/93CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S908/02-14-003/2024-25
Subject : Amendment to Framework for Facilitating Small Value Digital Payments in Offline Mode
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 04 December, 2024
Meant For : Central Counterparties authorised by RBI / Central Counterparties seeking authorisation from RBI / Foreign Central Counterparties seeking recognition from RBI
Circular Number : RBI/2024-2025/85DPSS.CO.RLVPD.No.S789/02.07.038/2024-25
Subject : Directions for Central Counterparties (CCPs)
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 28 October, 2024
Meant For : All Payment System Participants
Circular Number : RBI/2024-2025/83CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-708/02-12-004/2024-25
Subject : Facilitating accessibility to digital payment systems for Persons with Disabilities - Guidelines
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 11 October, 2024
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks, including Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Payments Banks / Small Finance Banks / Local Area Banks / Non-bank Prepaid Payment Instrument issuers / Authorised Card Payment Networks / National Payments Corporation of India
Circular Number : RBI/2024-2025/64CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S528/02-14-003/2024-25
Subject : Processing of e-mandates for recurring transactions
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 22 August, 2024
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Payment System Operators / Participants (Banks and Non-banks)
Circular Number : RBI/2024-2025/52CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S415/02.27.019/2024-25
Subject : Domestic Money Transfer – Review of Framework
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 24 July, 2024
Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Local Area Banks / Payment Banks / Small Finance Banks / National Payments Corporation of India
Circular Number : RBI/2023-2024/141CO.DPSS.RPPD.No.S1193/03-01-002/2023-2024
Subject : Special Clearing Operations on March 30 & 31, 2024
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 27 March, 2024
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Payment System Providers / Participants (Banks and Non-banks)
Circular Number : RBI/2023-2024/131CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S1133/02-14-003/2023-24
Subject : Arrangements with Card Networks for issue of Credit Cards
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 06 March, 2024
Meant For : All Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers (Banks and Non-banks) and System Participants
Circular Number : RBI/2023-2024/126CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S1092/02-14-006/2023-2024
Subject : Amendment to Master Direction on Prepaid Payment Instruments
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 23 February, 2024
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Card Issuing and Acquiring Banks and Non-banks / Authorised Card Networks
Circular Number : RBI/2023-2024/101CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S940/02-29-005/2023-24
Subject : Payments Infrastructure Development Fund – Extension of Scheme and Enhancements
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 29 December, 2023
Meant For : All Payment System Providers and Payment System Participants
Circular Number : RBI/2023-2024/91CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-919/02-14-003/2023-24
Subject : Card-on-File Tokenisation (CoFT) – Enabling Tokenisation through Card Issuing Banks
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 20 December, 2023
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks, including Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Payments Banks / Small Finance Banks / Local Area Banks / Non-bank Prepaid Payment Instrument issuers / Authorised Card Payment Networks / National Payments Corporation of India
Circular Number : RBI/2023-2024/88CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-882/02.14.003/2023-24
Subject : Processing of e-mandates for recurring transactions
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 12 December, 2023
Meant For : All Payment System Providers and Payment System Participants
Circular Number : RBI/2023-2024/80CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-786/02-14-008/2023-24
Subject : Regulation of Payment Aggregator – Cross Border (PA - Cross Border)
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 31 October, 2023
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Banks, Non-bank Payment System Operators (PSOs) and Credit Card issuing Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)
Circular Number : RBI/2022-2023/158CO.DPSS.OVRST.No.S1619/06-08-005/2022-2023
Subject : Central Payments Fraud Information Registry – Migration of Reporting to DAKSH
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 26 December, 2022
Meant For : All Payment System Providers and Payment System Participants
Circular Number : RBI/2022-2023/94CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-761/02-14-008/2022-23
Subject : Regulation of Payment Aggregators – Timeline for submission of applications for authorisation – Review
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 28 July, 2022
Meant For : All Payment System Providers and Payment System Participants
Circular Number : RBI/2022-2023/95CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-760/02-14-003/2022-23
Subject : Restriction on Storage of Actual Card Data [i.e. Card-on-File (CoF)]
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement System
Date Of Issue : 28 July, 2022
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Bank and Non-bank Payment System Operators (PSOs)
Circular Number : RBI/2022-2023/80CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-590/02-14-006/2022-23
Subject : Requirement for obtaining prior approval in case of takeover / acquisition of control of non-bank PSOs and sale / transfer of payment system activity of non-bank PSO
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 04 July, 2022
Meant For : All Payment System Providers and Payment System Participants
Circular Number : RBI/2022-2023/77CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-567/02-14-003/2022-23
Subject : Restriction on Storage of Actual Card Data [i.e. Card-on-File (CoF)]
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 24 June, 2022
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks, including Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Payments Banks / Small Finance Banks / Local Area Banks / Non-bank Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers / Authorised Card Payment Networks / National Payments Corporation of India
Circular Number : RBI/2022-2023/73CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-518/02.14.003/2022-23
Subject : Processing of e-mandates for recurring transactions
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 16 June, 2022
Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. / Bharat Bill Payment System Providers / Participants and prospective Bharat Bill Payment Operating Units
Circular Number : RBI/2022-2023/58CO.DPSS.POLC.No. S-253/02-27-020/2022-23
Subject : Bharat Bill Payment System – Amendment to guidelines
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 26 May, 2022
Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Payment Banks / Small Finance Banks / National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) / ATM Networks / White Label ATM Operators (WLAOs)
Circular Number : RBI/2022-2023/54CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-227/02-10-002/2022-23
Subject : Interoperable Card-less Cash Withdrawal (ICCW) at ATMs
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 19 May, 2022
Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Local Area Banks / Payment Banks / Small Finance Banks / National Payments Corporation of India
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/188CO.DPSS.RPPD.No./S1769/03-01-002/2021-22
Subject : Special Clearing operations on March 31, 2022
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 28 March, 2022
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Banks and Non-bank Payment System Operators (PSOs)
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/187CO.DPSS.OVRST.No.S1738/06-08-018/2021-2022
Subject : Framework for Geo-tagging of Payment System Touch Points
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 25 March, 2022
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Payment System Operators / Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/164CO.DPSS.OVRST.No.S1477/06-08-001/2021-2022
Subject : Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0) – Interim Recommendations – Withdrawal of Circulars
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 18 February, 2022
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Payment System Operators / Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/165CO.DPSS.OVRST.No.S1478/06-08-001/2021-2022
Subject : Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0) – Interim Recommendations – Discontinuation / Merger / Online Submission of Returns
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 18 February, 2022
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Payment System Operators and Participants (Banks and Non-banks)
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/146CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S1264/02-14-003/2021-2022
Subject : Framework for Facilitating Small Value Digital Payments in Offline Mode
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 03 January, 2022
Meant For : All Payment System Providers and Payment System Participants
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/142CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-1211/02-14-003/2021-22
Subject : Restriction on storage of actual card data [i.e. Card-on-File (CoF)]
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 23 December, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Payment System Operators / Banks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/127CO.DPSS.OVRST.No.S929/06-08-001/2021-2022
Subject : Withdrawal of Obsolete Regulatory Circulars / Instructions – Interim Recommendations of the Regulations Review Authority 2.0
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 16 November, 2021
Meant For : All Payment System Providers and Payment System Participants
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/96CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-516/02-14-003/2021-22
Subject : Tokenisation – Card Transactions: Permitting Card-on-File Tokenisation (CoFT) Services
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 07 September, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of all banks participating in NEFT
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/94CO.DPSS.RPPD.No.S475/04.09.003/2021-22
Subject : Enhancements to Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility Scheme
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 27 August, 2021
Meant For : The Chief Executive Officer / President All authorised card networks
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/92CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-469/02-14-003/2021-22
Subject : Tokenisation – Card Transactions : Extending the Scope of Permitted Devices
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 25 August, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Non-Bank Payment System Operators
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/76CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-384/02.32.001/2021-2022
Subject : Framework for Outsourcing of Payment and Settlement-related Activities by Payment System Operators
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 03 August, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Non-bank Payment System Providers
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/73DPSS.CO.LVPD No.S290/04.04.009/2021-22
Subject : Access for Non-banks to Centralised Payment Systems
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 28 July, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Payment Banks / Small Finance Banks / NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. / Bharat Bill Payment System Providers / System Participants and prospective Bharat Bill Payment Operating Units
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/54CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S188/02-27-020/2021-2022
Subject : Bharat Bill Payment System – Addition of Biller Category
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 14 June, 2021
Meant For : All entities authorised to operate Payment Systems in India
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/55CO.DPSS.AUTH.No.S190/02.27.005/2021-22
Subject : Investment in Entities from FATF Non-compliant Jurisdictions
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 14 June, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Authorised ATM Network Operators / Card Payment Network Operators / White Label ATM Operators
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/52DPSS.CO.OD.No.S-182/06.07.011/2021-22
Subject : Usage of Automated Teller Machines / Cash Recycler Machines – Review of Interchange Fee and Customer Charges
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 10 June, 2021
Meant For : The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks, including Regional Rural Banks / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Payments Banks / Small Finance Banks / Local Area Banks / Non-Bank PPI Issuers / Authorised Payment System Operators / Participants
Circular Number : RBI/2021-2022/41CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-106/02-14-003/2021-2022
Subject : Relaxation in timeline for compliance with various payment system requirements
Department : Department of Payment and Settlement Systems
Date Of Issue : 21 May, 2021
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